Dessert Cafe Yuta

Today I went to Kagurazaka for a language exchange meeting. I arrived in the area an hour early so I decided to wander around. I had been here before with my friend but I couldn't remember which direction we had gone to find all the cafes. So I just picked a way. It ended up being the wrong one for finding the interesting part of town, but it still worked out in the end. While wandering the streets, I happened across a bright yellow shop front with a sign that said "cafe". I was definitely going in there!

And in there I went. The name of the place is Dessert Cafe Yuta. And as one might expect from the name, they specialize in sweets. I looked through their all Japanese menu and decided to splurge a bit on a nice swan Chou cream puff set. And because it was a rather warm day, I decided to go with ice coffee.

While I waited for my order, I took in my surroundings. The front seating was rather narrow yet cozy. There were two tables with 3 chairs each and a couple chairs at the counter. I didn't go to the back part so I have no idea how big it was or how many seats were back there. I should have checked, but I was too busy with being lazy.

Anyway, the cafe decor was cute. The lighting was rather dim and the coloring was warm and inviting. At first it didn't seem like there was too much in the way of actual decorations but the more and more I looked, the more and more I felt I was in a cat lady's home. There weren't any real cats, but there were plenty of cat decorations - pictures, figures, mobiles, and so on. As a cafe, it was cute. As a person's home or kitchen, it might have been a little sad, I think. Good thing it was a cafe.

Now when my order finally came, I was more than a little pleased. My swan Chou cream puff was beautiful. And the little fruity ice cream treat was really delicious. My coffee came in a cool cup but the presentation was slightly ruined by the big red straw that also came with it. I realized later that I should have just sucked it up and gone with the hot drink because, according to pictures I later saw on the Internet, there's latte art here. It probably would've tasted better too. All well, this was a dessert cafe and the dessert was pretty amazing. Another place I'd be willing to revisit if someone else wanted to go. 


Order: Swan Chou Cream Set (¥650)  and Iced Coffee (¥600)
Review: Delicious but maybe a bit too cute.

Website: http://blog.dessert-cafe-yuta.com/
Access: Kagurazaka Station (5-10 minutes from Exit 2)